| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England 13:22 - Jun 8 with 5670 views | BelsteadCav |
A simple yes or no please ( I don’t want this to turn political)
I would, but I still find myself singing God save the Queen lol |  |
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| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:03 - Jun 8 with 847 views | positivity |
i'd mime, but only due to my appalling singing voice!
wish we chose a better song though, not all countries sing their national anthem do they? swap it out for abide with me or jerusalem |  |
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| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:05 - Jun 8 with 837 views | BelsteadCav |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:03 - Jun 8 by positivity |
i'd mime, but only due to my appalling singing voice!
wish we chose a better song though, not all countries sing their national anthem do they? swap it out for abide with me or jerusalem |
Jerusalem would be fantastic | |
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| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:05 - Jun 8 with 838 views | Kievthegreat |
Nope. I'm an atheist and a republican, so asking a fictional deity to save old sausage fingers in a song that doesn't even talk about England, seems an absolutely bizarre way to represent my country.
It may be religious in nature, but at least Jerusalem is about England and would be a better choice. |  | | |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:05 - Jun 8 with 832 views | usm |
Absolutely yes, why wouldn't you?
You are representing your nation and its the national anthem. Belt it out. |  |
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| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:09 - Jun 8 with 823 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
I’d probably mime it, although I’d need to remember to mime King rather than Queen and learn the rest of the words first! |  |
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| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:12 - Jun 8 with 798 views | NedPlimpton |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 13:57 - Jun 8 by Wallingford_Boy |
Why on earth would anyone not sing the anthem of their country, when it is being played before a game?
Or do you mean because of the fact the TV can hear you sing, in that case, a more valid question.
If you are born and bred English, to not sing it should be a criminal offence. |
For a start "God" and "King" are things that I don't believe in. So why would I sing about them? |  | | |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:16 - Jun 8 with 774 views | KrakenBlue |
Half heartedly and not the line about reigning over us.
Would be different if I was Italian though, theirs anthem is a banger and sadly missing at recent world cups | | | |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:16 - Jun 8 with 775 views | eireblue |
Asking for a friend. What should English atheists or people that follow religions like Jedis, Jains or others do? |  | | |
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| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:16 - Jun 8 with 766 views | Kievthegreat |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 13:46 - Jun 8 by NedPlimpton |
Nope
Although in other sports where we compete against other home nations we sing Jerusalem, and I would sing that |
GSTK is played before every single top flight Ice Hockey game in England, so I'll hear it 30+ times a year home and away. Imported tradition from America which I loathe, whatever song you'd play (and I'd prefer Jerusalem because at least it's about England). Save it for special occasions at least.
Does cause some interesting friction though. In Nottingham, a significant portion of the crowd will always add in "We Hate Steelers" during the 'duh duh duh duh' bit before we "send him victorious". Thing is, it's the only bit of the National Anthem I can get behind! | | | |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:17 - Jun 8 with 744 views | Wallingford_Boy |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:00 - Jun 8 by Zx1988 |
Since when has England been North Korea? [Post edited 8 Jun 14:22]
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Could you try that again, this time in English (ironic). |  |
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| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:19 - Jun 8 with 730 views | Scuzzer |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:16 - Jun 8 by eireblue |
Asking for a friend. What should English atheists or people that follow religions like Jedis, Jains or others do? |
Don't care. |  |
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| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:21 - Jun 8 with 715 views | Scuzzer |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:12 - Jun 8 by NedPlimpton |
For a start "God" and "King" are things that I don't believe in. So why would I sing about them? |
Bet you join in with "Santa Claus is coming to town" | |
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| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:23 - Jun 8 with 712 views | positivity |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:16 - Jun 8 by eireblue |
Asking for a friend. What should English atheists or people that follow religions like Jedis, Jains or others do? |
what do pacifists in almost every country sing? i think the answer is that you sing along without necessarily agreeing with every word.
do all oasis fans believe that they're slowly walking down the hall faster than a cannonball? | |
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| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:24 - Jun 8 with 708 views | burnbudgiesburn |
Yes, of course.
But I wouldn't have a hang up about someone not singing it. | | | |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:28 - Jun 8 with 683 views | NedPlimpton |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:21 - Jun 8 by Scuzzer |
Bet you join in with "Santa Claus is coming to town" |
Well, yeah because that's a banger. We could actually join this up with the cover version thread. Bruce Springsteen's version, of course
In all seriousness, one is something that represents an entire country on a global scale. The other is a Christmas song. It's not really much of a comparison
As i've said previously, i would sing an alternative anthem as, despite its many failings, i'm proud of being English. I'd just personally choose to put my own belief system above blindly belting out an anthem about two things i have no belief in whatsoever. Fortunately being English affords me that 'luxury' [Post edited 8 Jun 14:29]
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| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:30 - Jun 8 with 671 views | lurcher |
No. Having lived out of the country for 11 years, nationality and everything that comes with it seems very bizarre. |  | | |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:33 - Jun 8 with 652 views | MattinLondon |
No. |  | | |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:36 - Jun 8 with 626 views | DanTheMan |
Probably, as I couldn't be arsed with the fallout of not singing it. |  |
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| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:39 - Jun 8 with 601 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:30 - Jun 8 by lurcher |
No. Having lived out of the country for 11 years, nationality and everything that comes with it seems very bizarre. |
Don't the people from the country that you live in have national pride?
I haven't lived in England for over 30 years. Both of the countries I haved lived in since then have very strong pride in their nations. [Post edited 8 Jun 15:03]
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| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:41 - Jun 8 with 590 views | BloomBlue |
A simple yes |  | | |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:42 - Jun 8 with 580 views | brazil1982 |
Yes. |  | | |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:43 - Jun 8 with 572 views | N2_Blue |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 13:57 - Jun 8 by Wallingford_Boy |
Why on earth would anyone not sing the anthem of their country, when it is being played before a game?
Or do you mean because of the fact the TV can hear you sing, in that case, a more valid question.
If you are born and bred English, to not sing it should be a criminal offence. |
Because I don’t believe in God or give two hoots about our stupidly privileged monarchy. [Post edited 8 Jun 15:22]
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| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:45 - Jun 8 with 555 views | WeirdFishes |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 13:57 - Jun 8 by Wallingford_Boy |
Why on earth would anyone not sing the anthem of their country, when it is being played before a game?
Or do you mean because of the fact the TV can hear you sing, in that case, a more valid question.
If you are born and bred English, to not sing it should be a criminal offence. |
I’m an atheist and anti-monarchist.
That is why on earth I would not be singing a song called ‘God save the King’. |  |
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| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:48 - Jun 8 with 537 views | Tractor_Buck |
Yes - but with the proviso that I would rather we had an English sporting anthem, as the Welsh and Scots do.
Jerusalem, as used in the Commonwealth Games, works for me. |  | | |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:48 - Jun 8 with 536 views | lurcher |
| Would you sing the national anthem if you played for England on 14:39 - Jun 8 by GlasgowBlue |
Don't the people from the country that you live in have national pride?
I haven't lived in England for over 30 years. Both of the countries I haved lived in since then have very strong pride in their nations. [Post edited 8 Jun 15:03]
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Most do, but it is nothing to do with how the locals feel. It all seems like a farce to me, you can be proud of your own accomplishment's and success. But how can you be proud of a country that you had no choice in being born into. [Post edited 8 Jun 14:51]
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